There are exciting new developments in the Attorney General’s Honors Program!

• An earlier application deadline and a faster review and selection process.
  
  
  • Don’t miss the September 2, 2008 application deadline.
  • Candidates selected for consideration should be notified on or about September 19, 2008.
  • Government-funded interviews will be scheduled October 6-20, 2008
  • Most offers will be issued by late October.
• Four United States Attorney’s Offices and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys are formally participating this year, hiring a combined 16 new attorneys. Applicants interested in becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) will be able to designate the “U.S. Attorney’s Office” as one of their employment preferences, then, later in the application, select the specific offices. Due to the level of responsibility held by AUSAs, these opportunities are only available to applicants who are admitted to a bar or, in some cases, who have taken a summer 2008 bar examination with results pending in fall 2008. Current law students (pre-J.D.) are not eligible.
  
  
  • The Central District of California will interview in Los Angeles, CA.
  • The Southern District of California will interview in San Diego, CA.
  • The Western District of Michigan will interview in Grand Rapids, MI.
  • The Middle District of Florida will interview in Orlando, FL
  • EOUSA will interview in Washington, D.C.
• Civil Division applicants will be able to designate specific sections of interest. The Civil Division is offering opportunities with the Appellate Staff, the Commercial Litigation Branch, the Federal Programs Branch, the Torts Branch, the Office of Consumer Litigation, and the Office of Immigration Litigation.
• Executive Office of Immigration Review applicants will be able to designate geographic areas of preference by city and state, and comment on any geographic restrictions on their assignment.
• In recognition of the increased number and type of post-J.D. legal fellowships, the Department of Justice has expanded Honors Program eligibility. In past years, eligibility beyond law school graduation was limited to judicial law clerks, Presidential Management Fellows, and Bristow Fellows. In 2008, applicants serving in other fellowships will be able to apply online on a conditional basis. The applicant will be prompted to respond to questions about the fellowship in order to permit the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) to determine whether an exception to policy will be granted. Please review the eligibility criteria for details.